Food Notes

At Otarian, everything they serve is grown, sourced and gathered to make the least possible impact on the planet. This means that they are 100% committed to having a low carbon footprint - from the interior decor - where everything is made from recycled materials - to the waste (food & packaging), which can all be composted or recycled.

And the food?! Well, the food was AHHH-MAZING! it's going to be a fast-food type restaurant. Everything I sampled was delicious - vegetarian food done right is what I say (and I'm not vegetarian)! The burgers - oh the burgers - totally delightful. I tried the Portobello Mushroom and Tex-Mex Burgers - so insanely good!

Spiced Coconut Curry Lime Rice

Roasted Vegetable Lasagna

Red Curry Noodles

Panna Cotta

Those were just a FEW of the dishes passed around! The food was incredible, the restaurant's mission is admirable, and I think a good night was had by all (and there were a LOT of people there) ... who're we kidding - we totally took photos of the celebs too.

Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)

Judah Friedlander (30 Rock)

Otarian owner Radhika Oswal

And the Olsen Twins were in the house but I didn't see one or the other. But more importantly, I met 2 other food bloggers when we shared a car - Jessica of Food Mayhem and Amy of Amy Blogs Chow - check 'em out!

Photo Credits: Nichole Brown, 2010. My friend Nichole took all the amazing pictures you see here. She took fantastic photos of everything so I could share them with you. Thank you so much Nichole! You rock and your photography skills are amazing!